| Cycling, Men's Ind. Pursuit C3 at the XIV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | ExCeL Exhibition Centre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 31 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | ||
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| Individual pursuit | ||
| Men | Women | |
| B | B | |
| C1 | C1–3 | |
| C2 | ||
| C3 | ||
| C4 | C4 | |
| C5 | C5 | |
The Men's Individual Pursuit C3 track cycling event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place on 31 August at London Velopark. The race distance was 3 km.
Q = Qualifier PR = Paralympic Record WR = World Record
| Rank | Name | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Berenyi |  United States | 3:36.148Q WR |
| 2 | Shaun McKeown |  Great Britain | 3:36.427Q |
| 3 | David Nicholas |  Australia | 3:36.757Q |
| 4 | Darren Kenny | Great Britain | 3:37.977Q |
| 5 | Alexsey Obydennov |  Russia | 3:43.244 |
| 6 | Juan Emilio Gutierrez Berenguel |  Spain | 3:44.303 |
| 7 | Enda Smyth |  Ireland | 3:47.542 |
| 8 | Nathan Smith |  New Zealand | 3:48.555 |
| 9 | Masaki Fujita |  Japan | 3:51.743 |
| 10 | Kris Bosmans |  Belgium | 3:52.453 |
| 11 | Jin Yong Sik |  South Korea | 3:57.694 |
| 12 | Steffen Warias |  Germany | 3:58.919 |
| Name | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Berenyi (USA) | 3:37.912 |  |
| Shaun McKeown (GBR) | 3:38.637 |  |
| Name | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Darren Kenny (GBR) | 3:35.257 WR |  |
| David Nicholas (AUS) | 3:38.800 | 4 |
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